Ibrahim Salah (born 30 August 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Belgian club Gent.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gent | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Union Saint-Gilloise | |||
| Beerschot | |||
| 2021–2022 | Gent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Gent II | 2 | (3) |
| 2022– | Gent | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:28, 7 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
A youth product of Union Saint-Gilloise and Beerschot, In 2020 he was set to join Leicester City F.C. but the move failed for administrative reasons.[1][2] Salah joined the youth academy of Gent on 28 May 2021.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 27 December 2021.[4] In the summer of 2022, he started training with the senior team in preparation for the 2022–23 season.[5] He made his senior and Belgian First Division A debut with the club as a substitute in a 2–1 win against Westerlo on 7 August 2022.[6] In the opening months of the 2022–23 season Gent head coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck gave young players the chance to play in the first team such as Salah, Malick Fofana and Noah De Ridder.[7] Salah and Fofana made their debut in that same game together against Westerloo.[8] Vanhaezebrouck praised Salah for his efforts in training and said his standard was high enough to send a message to the more experienced players, and that he earned his place on merit.[9]
K.A.A. Gent – current squad | |
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